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TO ALL WHOM'IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it knownwthat I, GEORGE Il. HAMMOND, of Davenport, in the county of Delaware, and State of New York, have invented a new and improved Portable Clothes-Rack; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference `being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ol' this speciication.

Figure l is` a side view of my invention when folded up.

Figure 2 is a sectional view of the same when extended for use.

Figure 3 is a top view of the same when extended.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The object ofthis invention is to provide a simple, durable, and portable rack for drying clothes.

It consists ofa central staff, having two hubs aiiixed thereon, thesaid hubs being formed with j aws, in

which are pivoted folding arms, and a jointed brace for holding the arms rigidly extended.

The'drying-ropes are arranged at proper intervals on the arms, and the whole to set upon a post and revolve freely thereon.

In the drawingsf- A is the stai?, having hubs of cast metal ai'lxeil thereon. These hubs are formed with jaws, a a a Src.

In the jaws of the lower hub the arms b b b are pivotcd, and the parts e of the jointed brac-es 0l e are 'pvoted in the similarjaws of the upper hub.r l

The partsd are pivoted to the arms b and to the parts e, a short distance from the bevelled ends of-the latter, in such a mann-er lthat when the arms b are fully extended to tighten 'the ropes ff, the pivoted bolts z' will be a little below the line of the other two corresponding pivot-bolts of the brace when the bevelled ends of` the parts e are in Contact with the arms b, thus forming a species of lock-joint which will hold the arms extended until the jointed `brace is flexed upward to destroy the rigid character of the joint.

B represents the end of any post in which thc staff A is set, and in'whch it revolves.

By the fixed character ofthe hubs, the rack will be prevented from sagging or drooping when the clothes are uncvenly distributed upon the ropes ff, Svc., and also be able to resistV the action of high winds more eiectually, as the strain will come almost wholly upon the lower part ofthe stati' andthe lower hub. f

I am aware that many clothes-racks having folding radial arms have been invented, but those are generally provided with a sliding hub, and are in consequence more frail, and more liable to get broken in use.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to'secure by Letters Patent, is

A clothes-rack, having folding radial arms, b, ropes f, and jointed braces, d e, in combination with two ,hubsxed rigidly on a central stati', A, all shbstantially as shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

GEORGE H. HAMMOND.

Witnesses:

WASHINGTON GARDNER, Soulan GARDNER, 

